Storage container for electric irons



April 6, 1.948.

R. L. HURLEY STORAGE CONTAINER FOR ELECTRIC IRONS 2v Sheets-Sheet 1Filed June 3 38' '2 RALPH 1.. HUlRLEY FIG. 2'

ATTORNEYS April 6, 1948.

R. L. HURLEY STORAGE CONTAINER FOR ELECTRIC IRONS Filed June a; 1946 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Y w M U m WL 5 N .w IN A P M Y R g 8 5 G F 4 a 4 J mPatented Apr. 6, 1948 STORAGE CONTAINER FOR ELECTRIC IRONS Ralph L.Hurley, Xenia, Ohio Application June 3, 1946, Serial No. 673,906

2 Claims. 1

This invention relates to a storage container for an electric iron.

It is conventional and usual for a housewife to permit an electric ironto set out in a room until it has cooled oif after using the same. Asuitable surface must always be found upon which the electric iron canbe placed until it is sufficiently cool to allow it to be stored away ina cupboard or closet. The surface must be of such material that it willnot burn under heat or a suitable pad be placed underneath the iron toprevent heat from penetrating the object upon which it is placed.

It. is therefore an object of this invention to provide a storagecontainer in which a hot elec-.

tric iron can be placed immediately after it is used so that thecontainer and the electric iron can be promptly put away and thus avoidthe usual problem of allowing the electric iron to set around with thepossibility of damage to the iron as a result of pushing it on the placeupon which it is located.

Another object of the invention is to provide a storage container for anelectric iron in which the iron can be placed when hot and properventilation is provided in the container to al low for dissipation ofheat from the iron, and to provide for circulation of air through thecontainer to carry away the heat dissipated from provide a storagecontainer for an electric iron.

in accordance with the foregoing object wherein a storage compartment isprovided for the electric cord.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a storage containerin accordance with the foregoing object wherein the storage compartmentfor the electric cord is separated from the compartment for the storageof the electric iron to prevent the electric cord from being undulyheated as a result of heat dissipated from the electric iron.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a. storage containerin accordance with the foregoing object wherein the storage compartmentfor the electric cord is ventilated to allow for removal of heat whichmay collect therein as a result of heat dissipated from the electriciron,

Still another object of the invention is to provide a ventilated storagecontainer for an electric iron for storage of the same while hot-whereinthe support for the electric iron within the container is heat insulatedfrom the container.

Another object of the invention is to provide a storage container for anelectric iron wherein the electric iron is stored in the lower portionor body of the container and. the electric cord is adapted to be storedin the lid or cover of the container.

Further objects and advantages will become apparent from the drawingsand the description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective elevational view of a storage containerconstructed in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of the storage containerillustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal cross-sectional view of the storagecontainer illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse cross-sectional view of the storagecontainer illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the removable support member placedwithin the container for supporting the electric iron therein.

Figure 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a portion of a modifiedform of the storage container as illustrated in Figures 1 to 4.

The storage container of this invention consists of a substantiallyrectangular box ID0011- sisting of a bottom wall H, side walls l2 andl3,andendwalls l4 and l-5.

A lid or cover l6. consisting of the top wall l1, side walls [8 and I9and end walls 20 and 2| is hinged to the container Ii! by means of thehinges 22.

The Walls l2, I3, M, and 15 of the container I0 are each provided with alouver or louvers therein extending adjacent the lower edge of therespective walls to provide for entry of air into the interior of thecontainer Hi. The louvers 23, 24, 25, and 2B are placed adjacent thelower edges of the walls i2; i3, 14, and I5 respectively, and arepressed inwardly of the container iii to avoid projections on theexterior of the container.

The walls 42., l3, l4, and I5 are also each provided with a pair oflouvers 30, 31, 32, and 33 respectively adjacent the upper edges of therespective walls. These louvers are also pressed inwardly into theinterior of the container it and provide for egress of hot air from theinterior of the container It. Since heat always rises, the inwardlypressed louvers 3D, 31, 32, and 33 will catch the hot air rising fromthe electric iron placed within the container and direct the sameexteriorly of the container. The movement of air thus occasioned willcause cool room air to be drawn through the louvers 23, 24, 25, and 26to thus obtain a constant movement of air through the storage container.

The electric iron 35, illustrated in dot-dash lines in. the variousfigures of the drawings, rests upon a support member 36 that ispreferably constructed of metal. The support member 33 consists of aflat metal sheet 31 that has formed downwardly thereon four support legs38 formed at each of the corners of the sheet 31. These support legs 38rest upon a heat insulating pad 39 provided on the bottom wall ll of thestorage container l0.

The support member 36 is also provided with the upwardly turned flanges39a on opposite sides thereof to prevent transverse movement of theelectric iron upon the support, and is provided with the flange 49 atone end of the support and the flanges 4! at the opposite end of thesupport to be engaged by the heel and toe respectively of the electriciron to avoid shifting movement of the iron longitudinally on thesupport for the electric iron.

The legs 38 of the support 36 are each provided with heat insulatingpads 42 on the vertical walls thereof to prevent direct contact of themetal of the support with the container It]. A heat insulating pad 63 onthe wall 15 protects against contact of the flange 40 against the wall land the .heat insulating pad 44 protects against the flanges M fromcontacting the wall I4.

To provide for storage of the electric cord for the electric ironWithinthe container l0, the lid or cover I6 is provided with supportmember or sheet to provide such a storage compartment. The bottom wallof the storage compartment formed by the lid l6 consists of a sheetmember 50 which is hinged to a wall of the lid l6 by means of the hinges5|. Preferably, the bottom wall 50 of the lid storage compartment is asolid member to prevent the heat rising from the iron placed within thestorage compartment H] from directly contacting the electric cord, thusavoiding overheating of the same.

The wall l3 of the storage compartment I0 is provided with smallinwardly formed flanges 52 that are engaged by the free edge of thesheet member 50 when the lid is in closed position, as illustrated inFigure 4, to prevent the electric cord from falling into the lower partof the storage container.

The bottom wall sheet member 50 of the lid storage compartment issomewhat shorter than the lid is to provide for air circulating passages53 at each end of the lid storage compartment. Immediately above thepassages 53 there is provided a louver 54 in each of the end walls 20and 2| of the lid IE to provide for egress of hot air from the lidstorage compartment. Corresponding louvers 55 may be provided in theside walls It and I9 of the lid l6 for this same purpose.

A suitable latch 56 is provided between the lid is and the storagecontainer I 0 to latch the lid in closed position, and a suitable handle51 is provided for carrying the storage container.

In Figure 6 there is illustrated a slightly modified arrangement of thedevice of this invention wherein the storage compartment for theelectric cord is placed at one end of the storage compartment for theelectric iron, and preferably adjacent the heel end thereof so that theelectric cord can pass directly into the cord storage compartment.

In the arrangement of the device illustrated similar to that of thestorage container heretofore described. However in this arrangement ofthe device the storage container 60 is slightly longer than thatheretofore described and a partition Wall 61 divides the interior of thestorage container 60' into the storage compartment 62 for storage of anelectric iron and a storage compartment 63 for the storage of theelectric cord. The cord storage compartment 63 is ventilated by thelouvers 65 and 66 provided along the lower and upper edges respectivelyof the rear wall 61 of the storage container 60.

The storage compartment 62 for the electric iron i0, illustrated indot-dash lines, is ventilated in the same manner as heretofore disclosedand described in Figures 1 to 4.

While the specific form of the device disclosed and described hereinconstitutes a preferred form of the invention, yet it will be understoodthat the device is capable of mechanical alteration Without departingfrom the spirit of the invention, and that all modifications that fallwithin the scope of the appended claims are intended to be includedherein.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A storage container for an electric iron and accessories thereforwhich comprises, a storage container having a bottom and side walls forreceiving an electric iron therein, a cover for said container, saidside walls having openings therein to provide for circulation of airthrough the storage container, means for supporting an electric ironwithin said container and heat insulating the same from the container,said supporting means comprising a support member upon which the fiatbottom portion of the iron rests, said support member having leg meansfor spacing said support member from the bottom of the container, and asolid partition wall within said storage container cooperating withother walls thereof to form a first storage compartment for the iron anda second storage compartment for storage of the electric cord for theiron, said supporting member extending from one end of said containersubstantially to said partition 'wall within said first storagecompartment, said'solid partition wall being spaced from the top of thereceptacle and extending major portion of the of heat from the electriciron onto the electric cord stored in. said second storage compartment.

2. A storage container for an electric iron and accessories thereforwhich comprises, a storage container having a bottom and side walls forreceiving an electric iron therein, a cover for Said container, saidside walls having openings therein to provide for circulation of airthroughthe stor-- age container, means for supporting an electriciron'within said container and heat insulating the same from thecontainer, said supporting means comprising a support member upon whichthe fiat bottom portion of the iron rests, said support member havingleg means for spacing said sup port member from the bottom of thecontainer, and a solid partition Wall within said storage containercooperating with other walls thereof to form a first storage compartmentfor the iron and a second storage compartment for storage of theelectric cord for the iron, said solid partition wall being spaced fromthe top of the receptacle and extending a major portion of the height ofthe container to prevent direct radiation of heat from the electric irononto the electric cord stored in said second storage compartment, saidsupporting member having V-shaped flanges at one end to at leastpartially enclose the forward end of the iron.

RALPH L. HURLEY.

REFERENCES CITED Number Number UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date CramerMay 17, 1932 King Sept. 8, 1942 Piker May 23, 1944 FOREIGN PATENTSCountry Date Germany Feb.. 16, 1931 Great Britain July 15, 1940

